Abstract This paper explains that both the Australian movies "Babe" (1995) and "Babe: Pig in the City" (1998) center on the title character, Babe, a cute talking pig that is continually thrust into extraordinary circumstances; however, despite both starring Babe, the pig protagonist, the movies themselves are very dissimilar. The author points out that (1) "Babe" is non-picaresque but 'Babe: A Pig in the City' is relatively picaresque, (2) 'Babe' features only a few and less varied animals but the animals in "Babe: Pig in the City" are more varied and (3) "Babe" takes place on a farm with Farmer Hoggett, the main human character, while "Babe: Pig in the City" takes place in the city with Mrs. Hoggett the main human character. The paper concludes that both stories are skillfully told, moral, entertaining, humorous and deeply satisfying.
Outline
Introduction and Thesis Statement
Non-picaresque ("Babe") vs. Picaresque ("Babe: Pig in the City")
Animals in "Babe" vs. Animals in "Babe: Pig in the City"
Farm Setting of "Babe" vs. City Setting of "Babe: Pig in the City"
Conclusion
From the Paper "The Hoggett farm where Babe (1995) mainly takes place is, after all (notwithstanding the presence of a whole cadre of talking animals) a rather ordinary farm. However, the city where Babe and Mrs. Hoggett find themselves, within "Babe: Pig in the City", is no ordinary city. It features the Hollywood sign, the Sydney Opera House, and the Statue of Liberty, for example, all in one. It is, overall, a rather heartless city, but it still possesses a hotel with an owner kind enough to accept and care for, many animals, a sort of "homeless shelter" for unfortunate creatures."
Tags: anthropomorphism, farm, dissimilar, animals, moral
Abstract This paper presents a critique of Robert Creamer's biography of Babe Ruth, "Babe: The Legend Comes to Life". The paper praises the book for its factual information and non-judgemental approach to telling Babe Ruth's story but criticizes the author's strict adherence to dry detail.
From the Paper "In his book Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, Robert Creamer creates a portrait of Babe Ruth that incorporates the Bambino's greatest career achievements with his most personal disasters. Ruth is held beneath the microscope of history and ultimately placed in a petrie dish labeled "Legendary player, really bad boy." Previous biographies, Creamer tells us in his introduction, portray single-sided aspects of one of baseball's most complex and intriguing characters. This is "not intended to be a book for boys," [21] but rather "a thorough, detailed biography of the Babe.""
Abstract This paper examines the life of Babe Ruth and his effect on a whole society. It describes him as perhaps the greatest player to ever play the game, a hero to all and sports icon. It shows how American's looked to him as a hero and how non-sports fans were still fascinated by him and his larger than life character.
From the paper:
"Babe Ruth was indisputably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game, breaking records for the sport during his entire career. He was also one of the most noted and recognized celebrities in America, as well as abroad, during the years between World War I and World War II. He was a hero to his fans and to those who cared nothing for the sport, and he always went out of his way to do anything within his power to benefit children (The Reader's Companion to American History PG). This All-American hero, however, had a much darker side. He was excessive in practically every aspect of his life, from food to alcohol, from partying to women. Ruth's indiscretions were not widely publicized; no reporter wanted to be known for ruining the image of a true-to-life folk hero."
Abstract This paper discusses how Babe Ruth was important to the modern industrialization of America. It will give the writer's perspective on the topic pointing out some of distinguished events in Ruth's life and how he contributed to the industrialization of the nation.
Abstract Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac
This paper is an analysis of On the Road, the most famous literary product of the Beat generation. The author looks at the life of the book's creator, Jack Kerouac, and his philosophies on life, and restless spirit as he wandered and searched for meaning in all Kerouac encountered.
From the paper:
"Though it is not the only work of his art, On the Road, for better or worse, has become Kerouac's most famous novel. This book has performed as a means to meet the desires for a number of other people who feel to be having a restless and curious soul. The book itself initiated a cultural revolution, hence diverting about millions of people on new ideological channels. At the same time it arched Kerouac to a fame that he was never expecting and for which his calm, sacred soul was not prepared to deal with."
Tags: road, on, beat, generation, paradise, sal, moriarty, dean
Abstract This paper discusses the rivalry between and stiff competition between the baseball teams from Boston and New York City, the Red Sox and the Yankees. It examines the root causes of this rivalry which dates back to 1920 when Harry Frazee, the "unlucky" owner of Red Sox, sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 and never won a World Series again. This is now known as the Curse of the Bambino which has badly affected the Red Sox performance and fans are keenly awaiting a strong comeback 84 years after the team won its last major championship. It evaluates the games and decisions over the years since 1920, which have served as catalysts for this enduring rivalry and how Red Sox needs to get over this curse jinx if they truly want to beat Yankees and reduce the impact of this long and fierce rivalry.
From the Paper "Since that fateful Bambino trade, New York Yankees has maintained its domination in the field of baseball. Not only do they play skillfully, they also have the right attitude towards the game. Apart from that they have the psychological edge over Red Sox that is backed by a wonderful record. A rivalry, which was initiated by Babe Ruth, was gave a enduring touch by other great players including Bucky Dent whose home run hit in 1978 occupies a major place in the successful history of Yankees."
Abstract This paper looks at the way in which the media serves as a messenger of socio-cultural pressures and the ambivalence of gender based role changes.
From the paper:
"Today, women in the media offer us completely ambivalent images of perfection. We have warrior-babes like Xena, the Princess-Warrior, a popular t.v. series whose heroine is gorgeous, scantily clad, and who sets out to right society's wrongs without the help of men. We have another riff on the warrior-babe with the mega pop-star Britney Spears, who has the fit, sculpted body of an Amazon, but the sexy, baby blondness of a modern-day Marilyn Monroe?a woman who flaunts her body and sexuality on the stage and in commercials, yet maintains that she is still a virgin."
Abstract The following paper discusses the role of the poet in reference to William Blake's famous set of 54 poems. The author feels that the function of the poet is the feelings he is able to invoke, the tensions between forces/themes that he is able to create and the message that he is able to portray.
From the paper:
?By the time we tumble into the second cycle of songs, those of experience, we are almost eager to do so. The poet no longer hears the voice of the child "piping"; he announces: ?Hear the voice of the Bard!/Who Present, Past & Future sees.? This poet sees ?in evey face I meet/Marks of weaknes, marks of woe.? (London). Many of the poems are paired with poems of the first cycle. For Blake, man is torn between the forces of experience and innocence, two states of the soul. Now, in experience, we see "In a rich and fruitful land,/Babes reduced to misery" (Holy Thursday)?.
Abstract We are so accustomed to thinking of William Wordsworth as the quintessential Romantic poet -- a man in love with the idea of a simple life lived close to nature -- that we are apt to overlook the fact that he is in fact sometimes somewhat ambivalent about his relationship to nature. The paper shows that Wordsworth's vision of his relationship to the world beyond his own experiences is throughout his life a shaping element of his poetic voice and, as this vision changes so does his style. This paper focuses on "Excursion", a relatively early poem, and "The Prelude", which is a twice-expanded version of a poem of the same name that he wrote in 1799. In 1805 he would expand "Prelude" to an epic-length 13 books and in 1850 he would expand it again to 14 books. The paper shows that in both these poems, we see a different stage of Wordsworth's relationship to both self and nature.
From the Paper ""The Prelude? is, of course, in some measure autobiographical, but it is intended to be read more as a confessional than a restatement of the facts of his life in any simple way. Indeed, although the facts described in the poem did occur in his life, in the poem he has reordered them, recast them -- offered them to us in an interpretive framework that he has created for himself to understand the arc of his life. He is providing an instruction through example of the ways in which a person can rewrite his own history without being false to it; his is not an act of deception but of synthesis, an alchemical process that burns away everything that is unnecessary and leaves only the gold from the different eras of his life.
Abstract When Beech-Nut was found to have marketed apple juice that contained virtually no apple juice, the scandal caused the company long-term damage. More importantly, perhaps, the actions of the managers at Beech-Nut were called into question, and this case study examines their motivations and the corporate culture that allowed the incident to happen. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
From the Paper "In an episode of the popular animated television series, "The Simpson's," Mayor Qwimby is outraged to find that Fat Tony and his gang have been supplying rat milk to the schoolchildren of Springfield as part of a kickback scheme. Mayor Qwimby's reaction: "Rats? You promised me dog or higher!" This particular episode may well have been in response to the plight Beech-Nut's leadership, Niels L. Hoyvald and John F. Lavery, found themselves in when they were indicted and convicted for selling "apple juice" which was in reality nothing more than water, sugar, coloring and flavorings. Parents were outraged and James Traub says the Beech-Nut baby-food scandal "is a case study in the warping effects of blind corporate loyalty.""
